A BRAZILIAN BLEND has been backed to fill the gap left by Paul Pogbas long term absence.
It appears that Fred has finally woken up and smelt the coffee.
Andreas Perreiras performances used to leave Manchester United fans boiling but in the victory at Norwich it stirred interest in even his biggest critics.
And Manchester United boss Ole Solskjaer said: Paul Pogba’s been brilliant and he is a creative midfielder that we need, but then it is up to the others to step up.
The two Brazilians, Fred and Andreas they are going to be important for us.
Fred will probably take Pauls position for a while now and thats been brilliant for us.
Andreas has grown in the last few games. His energy, running and chasing, makes him a different sort of number 10.
He can play also in the central positions, so I am delighted with him.
Hes a great professional, great attitude. He does his job to the best of his abilities.
Thats not been enough for some who have questioned the 23-year-olds place in the team.
Fred meanwhile has been held up as an example of just what has gone wrong with the clubs recruitment arm.
But Carrow Road bore witness to the 26-year-olds best performance in a United shirt – not that the bar was terribly high.
Still Solskjaer has faith he can make the 53million flop into a star.
The pair will line up tomorrow against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup and Solskjaer will once again call on his new young stars from the Academy to step up too.
